Berberine의 항생제 내성 확색포도구균에 대한 항미생물 효과

김강주,차정단,김해경,유현희,유용욱,이동근 대한악안면성형재건외과학회 2002 Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Vol.24 No.2

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) emerged in many parts of the world and increased complex clinical problems. Therefore, new agents are needed to treat the antibiotic-resistant S. aureus. Some natural products are candidates of new antibiotic substances. Previous reports showed that the extract of Coptidis Rhizoma and Phellodendri Cortex have antimicrobial effects. The main antibacterial substance of Coptidis Rhizoma and Phellodendri Cortex is berberine. In this study, we examined the antimicrobial activity of berberine to antibiotic-resistant S. aureus. We isolated the 13 strains of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus from the oral cavity of healthy children in a preschool, and investigated the antimicrobial activity of berberine. We examined the effects of berberine on the level of resistance to antibiotic-resistant S. aureus. We observed that the invasion of S. aureus into human gingival fibroblasts was blocked by berberine. Berberine inhibited the growth of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus as a dosw dependent maner. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of berberine against antibiotic-resistant S. aureus was 50∼100㎍/㎖. The inhibition of S. aureus invasion was depended on the concentration of berberine in human gingival fibroblasts. The MIC of ampicillin against antibiotic-resistant S. aureus was 32㎍/㎖. However, the MIC of ampicillin against antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in the presence of 50㎍/㎖ berberine was 1㎍/㎖. These data indicate that the combination with berberine and β-lactam antibiotics resulted in the synergistic reaction. These results suggest that the berberine may have the antimicrobial activities to antibiotic-resistnat S. aureus, and the mechanism may be the inhibition of growth and intracellular invasion, and alteration of antibiotic-resistance level of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus.

톨루엔 폭로 작업자에서 Aldehyde dehydrogenase2(ALDH2)의 유전자형과 요중 마뇨산

이강숙,노영만,박정일,허성옥 가톨릭대학 산업의학 센타 산업의학연구소 1995 韓國의 産業醫學 Vol.34 No.2

This study was conducted to evaluate the distribution and the effect to urinary hippuric acid excretion according to the polymorphism of aldehyde dehydrogenase2(ALDH2) which is major role in oxidaton of benzaldehyde to benzoic acid. For 39 workers exposed to toluene and 42 white collar workers, we extracted the DNA from venouse blood and confirmed the genotype of aldehyde dehydrogenase2 using the polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and artificial created restriction site method. In workers exposed to toluene, normal (NN) type were 34 (88%) and inactive(ND) type were (12%), but in white collar workers NN type were 27(65%) and ND type were 14(33%), DD type were 1(2%). It showed the significant lower rate of inactive type of ALDH2 in workers exposed to toluene than white collar workers. The results of workplace toluene measurement were below 20ppm. For urinary hippuric acid there was not significant differnce between normal and inactive type of ALDH2. It suggested that further evaluation should be conducted in high concentration of toluene exposure group.

급성 구강감염부위에서 Staphylococcus lugunensis 의 특성

유용욱,이미성,차정단,김기경,신상희,문상은,김강주 원광대학교 생명공학연구소 1999 생명공학연구소보 Vol.6 No.1

Staphylococcus lugdunensis (S. lugdunensis) is a newly identified pathogenic species of coagulase negative staphylococci and an occasional but not rare cause of severe infections, such as infective endocarditis after dental extraction, bacteremia, osteomyelitis, peritonitis, and soft tissue infections. As antibiotic use increased, resistance rapidly developed. Some strains have plasmids related to antibiotic resistance. To characterize S. lugdunensis in acute oral infection, S. lugdunensis was isolated from the patients with acute oral abscess, osteomyelitis, and normal persons. Antibiotic resistance, in vitro cellular toxicity, in vivo virulence, δ-like hemolysin activity, and synergistic hemolysis on sheep blood agar plates were investigated. The dot blot analysis and Southern blot analysis of staphylococcal DNA was performed with δ-hemolysin gene probe of Staphylococcus aureus. (S. aureus) Staphylococcal DNA was cloned, nucleotide sequence was analysed, and homology was compared with other sequence in Gene Bank. S. aureus, S. lugdunensis, Staphylococcus cohnii (S. cohnii), and other coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) were isolated from the patients with acute oral infection. The isolation ratio of S. lugdunensis in the patients with infection was higher than that of healthy persons, but the isolation ratio of S. aureus in the patients with infection was similar to that of healthy persons. S. lugdunensis from the patients with acute oral infection showed the resistance to penicillin, methicillin, cephalothin, and clindamycin. S. lugdunensis in the patients had cellular toxicity in vitro and virulence in vivo. All strains of S. lugdunensis had δ-like hemolysin activity against rabbit erythrocytes. Four of the six strains of S. lugdunensis gave synergistic hemolysis with S. aureus on sheep blood agar plates. In dot blot analysis, all strains of S. lugdunensis showed the positive reaction with the probe of δ-hemolysin gene in S. aureus, but a 7.3 kb HindⅢ fragment was observed in the DNA of S. lugdunensis that gave synergistic hemolysis in a Southern blot analysis. The molecular size of partially purified δ-hemolysin was about 50 kd. The cloned fragments from the chromosomal DNA of S. lugdunensis showed the partial homology with the insulin receptor-related and dopamine receptor of humans. These results suggest that S. lugdunensis might be an important pathogen in acute oral infection and show some homology with eukaryotes.

Berberine의 항생제 내성 황색포도구균에 대한 항미생물 효과

김해경,차정단,유용욱,김강주,이동근 원광대학교 생체재료·매식연구소 2000 원광생체재료·매식 Vol.9 No.1

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) emerged in many parts of the world and increased complex clinical problems. Therefore, new agents are needed to treat to antibiotic-resistant S. aureus. Some natural products are candidates of new antibotic substances. Previous reports showed that the extract of Coptidis Rhizoma and Phellodendri Cortex have antimicrobial effects. The main antibacterial substance of Coptidis Rhizoma and Phellodendri Cortex is berberine. In this study, we examined the antimicrobial activity of berberine to antibiotic-resistant S. aureus. We isolated the 13 strains of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus from the oral cavity of healthy children in a preschool, and investigated the antimicrobial activity of berberine. We examined the effects of berberine on the level of resistance to antibiotic-resistant S. aureus. We observed that the invasion of S. aureus into human gingival fibroblasts was blocked by berberine. Berberine inhibited the growth of antibiotic-resistant. S. aureus as a dose dependent maner. Minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of berberine against antibiotic-resistant S. aureus was 50-100 ㎍/ml. The inhibition of S. aureus invasion was depended on the concentration of berberine in human gingival fibroblasts. The MIC of ampicillin against antibiotic-resistant S. aureus was 32 ㎍/ml. However, the MIC of ampicillin against antibiotic-resitant S. aureus in the presence of 50 ㎍/ml berberine was 1 ㎍/ml. These data indicate that the combination with berberine and β-lactam antibiotics resulted in the synergistic reaction. These results suggest that the berberine may have the antimicrobial activities to antibiotic-resistant. S. aureus, and the mechanism may be the inhibition of growth and intracellular invasion. and alteration of antibiotic-resistance level of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus.

산국 (Chrysanthemum boreale) 휘발성 추출액 및 EDTA가 미생물 및 인체 치은 섬유아세포에 미치는 영향

차정단,김태영,우원홍,전병훈,김해경,유용욱,김강주,길봉섭 원광대학교 생체재료·매식연구소 2000 원광생체재료·매식 Vol.9 No.1

Chrysanthemum boreale (C. boreale) has been used for the treatment of furuncles, carbuncles, sores, conjunctivitis, headache, vertigo and swollen throats as a folk medicine in Korea, but there is little report about experiment evidence of antimicrobial activity. To investigate the antifungal and antibacterial activity of Chrysanthemum boreale(C. boreale) volatile substance and EDTA, the growth inhibition against Aspergillus nidulans (A. nidulans), Fusarium oxysporum (F. oxysporum), Alternaria mali(Al. mali), Candida albicans (C. albicans), staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Streptococcus pyogenes(S. pyogenes), streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), Escherichia coli(E. coli), Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) was monitored by agar dilution and broth microdilution method. The antifungal effect of C. boreale on A. nidulans, F. oxysporum, Al. mali and C. albicans was shown at the concentration of 0.04%. The antibaterial effect of C. boreale on S. aureus, S. pyogenes, S. mutans and H. pylori was shown at the concentration of 0.04%. However, the growth was inhibited at the concentration of 0.04% irrespective of the presence of EDTA 0.125% was much higher than higher than that of several concentration of volatile substance. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of volatile substance were 0.16% against S. aureus, 0.04% against S. pyogenes, 0.02% against S. mutans, 0.40% against E. coli, and 0.18% against C. albicans. The growth of human gingival fibroblasts was not affected by C. boreale volatile substances at the concentration of 0.04%. These results indicate that volatile substance from C. boreale may have biologically toxic activities to the microorganisms.

Erratum to: Intracellular Substrates of a Heme-Containing Ascorbate Oxidase in Pleurotus ostreatus

Seung-Rock Lee,Woo-Jeong Joo,Yong-Un Baek,Youn-Kyong Lee,Seong-Woon Yu,Yeon-Ran Kim,Kee-Oh Chay,Seung-Hyun Cho,Sa-Ouk Kang 한국미생물학회 2009 The journal of microbiology Vol.47 No.6

In the online version of the article the name of the second corresponding author is misspelled. The correct spelling is Sa-Ouk Kang. The online version of the original article can be found under doi: 10.1007/s12275-008-0307-8

Iridium Complexes with Cyclometalated 2-Cycloalkenyl-Pyridine Ligands as Highly Efficient Emitters for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Kang, Dong Min,Kang, Jae-Wook,Park, Jong Won,Jung, Sung Ouk,Lee, Se-Hyung,Park, Hyung-Dol,Kim, Yun-Hi,Shin, Sung Chul,Kim, Jang-Joo,Kwon, Soon-Ki WILEY-VCH Verlag 2008 ADVANCED MATERIALS Vol.20 No.10

<B>Graphic Abstract</B> <P>Iridium complexes containing cyclometalated 2-cyclohexenylpyridine derivatives with rigid and bulky cyclohexene units are synthesized, and found to be highly efficient materials in EL devices (see figure). Devices based on these iridium complexes emit yellowish- green light with the very high external quantum efficiency of 18.7%. <img src='wiley_img/09359648-2008-20-10-ADMA200702558-content.gif' alt='wiley_img/09359648-2008-20-10-ADMA200702558-content'> </P>

Anxiety symptoms and occupational stress among young Korean female manufacturing workers

Kang Ho Lee,Chang Ho Chae,Young Ouk Kim,Jun Seok Son,Ja-Hyun Kim,Chan Woo Kim,Hyoung Ouk Park,Jun Ho Lee,Young Saeng Jung 대한직업환경의학회 2015 대한직업환경의학회지 Vol.27 No.-

Background: The prevalence of anxiety disorders has been increasing in South Korea, with recent studies reporting anxiety disorders as the most common mental disorder among all South Korean females. Anxiety disorders, which are independent risk factors of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, are significantly correlated with productivity loss, high medical costs, impaired work performance, and frequent worker absence, and thus are potentially serious problems affecting the health of South Korean female workers. In previous studies, anxiety disorders were shown to have a significant correlation with occupational stress. This study seeks to examine the prevalence of anxiety symptoms as well as the relationship between occupational stress and anxiety symptoms among South Korean female manufacturing workers. Methods: A structured self-reported questionnaire was administered to 1,141 female workers at an electrical appliance manufacturing plant. The questionnaire collected data on general characteristics, health behaviors, sleep quality, job characteristics (shift work, shift work schedule, and job tenure), occupational stress, and anxiety symptoms. Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, occupational stress with the Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form (KOSS-SF), and anxiety symptoms with the Korean version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory. A chi square test was conducted to determine the distribution differences in anxiety symptoms based on general characteristics, health behaviors, job characteristics, and sleep quality. A linear-by-linear association test was used to determine the distribution differences between anxietysymptoms and the levels of occupational stress. Last, logistic regression analysis was used in order to determine the association between occupational stress and anxiety symptoms. Results: The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 15.2 %. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis that adjusted for sleep quality and general characteristics, a significantassociation was found for those with anxiety disorders; the odds ratios (OR) were significantly higher the greater the total KOSS-SF score (moderate-risk group OR=2.85, 95 % CI=1.79–4.56; high-risk group OR=5.34, 95 % CI=3.59–7.96). In addition, excluding insufficient job control, all other KOSS-SF subscales were significantly associated with anxiety symptoms, and a relatively high OR was seen in the high-risk group for job demand (OR=3.19, 95 % CI=2.27–4.49), job insecurity (OR=4.52, 95 % CI=2.86–7.13), and occupational culture (OR=4.52, 95 % CI=2.90–7.04). Conclusion: There was a significant association between anxiety symptoms and occupational stress stemming from the psychosocial work environment among these South Korean female manufacturing workers. Future longitudinal studies are needed to examine the association between the occupational stress caused by the psychosocial work environment and the incidence of anxiety disorders and anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, intervention programs that aim to address the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and improve the psychosocial work environment, especially for younger female manufacturing workers, are needed.

Cytochrome c550 is Related to Initiation of Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

Sa-Ouk Kang,Han-Bong Ryu,Hyung-Soon Yim,Inji Shin 한국미생물학회 2005 The journal of microbiology Vol.43 No.3

The effect of cytochrome c550 encoded by cccA in Bacillus subtilis during the event of sporulation was investigated. The sporulation of cccA-overexpressing mutant was significantly accelerated, while disruptant strain showed delayed sporulation in spite of the same growth rate. Activity of sporulation stage-0-specific enzyme, extracellular α-amylase of mutant strains was similar to that of the control strain, but cccA-overexpressing mutant exhibited higher activity of stage-II-specific alkaline phosphatase and stage-III-specific glucose dehydrogenase when compared to deletion mutant and control strain. Northern blot analysis also revealed that cccA-overexpressing mutant showed high level of spo0A transcripts, while the disruptant rarely expressed spo0A. These results suggested that although cytochrome c550 is dispensable for growth and sporulation, expression of cccA may play an important role for initiation of sporulation through regulation of spo0A expression.

Protein Structure Symposium : Reaction mechanism of nickel-containing superoxide dismutase

( Sa Ouk Kang ) 한국생화학분자생물학회 (구 한국생화학회) 2004 생화학분자생물학회 춘계학술발표논문집 Vol.2004 No.-